# CVE-2022-21551: Auth bypass in GoldenGate

> High-privileged attackers can compromise Oracle GoldenGate via HTTP, leading to full system takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjrj-cjf4-5r9h

## What is CVE-2022-21551?

CVE-2022-21551 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate, published on 19 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate (component: Oracle GoldenGate). The supported version that is affected is 21c: prior to 21.7.0.0.0; 19c: prior to 19.1.0.0.220719. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle GoldenGate. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Goldengate.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate

- [CVE-2018-2913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2913/): Memory corruption in GoldenGate (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-0451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0451/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-0452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0452/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-14705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14705/): Auth bypass in GoldenGate (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-60157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60157/): Auth bypass in Oracle GoldenGate (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21551 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation GoldenGate, published on 19 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation GoldenGate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21551

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